Syrup-pitcher.



No. 700,524. Patented May 20,v I902.

E. J. MARCOTTEf SYRUP PITCHER.

(Application filed Jan. 30, 1o2.)

(N0 Model.)

wf-M m: NORRIS pzrznibofl'mmoumou WASHINGTON, n, c

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EUGENE J. MARGOTTE, or STOCKTON, KANSAS.

sYRu PV-PIY'ITCH 5R SPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters 'Patent No.700,524, dated May 20, 1902. Applioation filed January so. 1902. "S nuterine. o o model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, E GENE J. MARCOTTE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Stockton, in the countyof Books and State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Syrup Pitche'rs,of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in pitchers, and moreparticularly to that class commonly known as syrup-pitchers.

When syrup or other liquid is poured from a pitcher having the ordinarynose orspout" one or more drops of the liquid adhere to the spout ornose after the pouring ceases and drip and either run down andaccumulate on the side of the pitcher under the spout or drop onto thetable or other surface on which the pitcher is standing.

The object of my invention is to obviate this difficulty by providing-anantidrip spout or nose for a pitcher or-other vessel by which thecontents of the pitcher or other vessel may be freely delivered in theact of pouring and at the same time prevent any exterior escape of thedrippings by returning the same to the body of the pitcher or othervessel on' the closing of the lid thereof.

A further object is to provide a pitcher with an antidrip-spout which isexceedinglysimple and inexpensivein construction and very effective inuse.

My invention consists in the severalfea tures and combination offeatures, as =m0re1' fully hereinafter described and-claimed.

Referring to the drawings, Figure '1' is a cehtral vertical section of apitcher with my in-" vention applied thereto, the cover of same be ingshown as raised; Fig. 2, a planvie'w with a portion of the coverremoved; Figs; 3 and'4,1

details.

In the drawings,in which like letters ofrefence denote like partsthroughout the several I is a supplemental spout or nose pivoted withinthe nose of the pitcher by means of a pin J, said supplemental spout ornose being of a shape'to fit the inner contour of the nose 5 5 of thepitcher and being provided with a'la't+ erally-projecting lip or flangeJ on its upper edge adapted to rest on the upper edge of the nose F whenthe lid of the pitcher is raised.

K is an arm which extends upwardly from one side of said spout I, and Lis a link pivotally attached thereto. A curved arm M, "comprising twoparts N and O, is secured at one end to the inside of the lid of thepitcher and the opposite end is pivotally connected to the link L at thepoint P.

In use the lid is raised by means of the thumb-piece, which causes theouter end of the arm M to move upward, which moves the link L outwardover the topof the nose F and swings the supplemental spout I into thenose F, and as this supplemental spout exactly fits the inner contour orsurface of the nose F it does not form an obstruction or interfere inthe least with the free use of the same, but practically presents acontinuous unbroken surface. Simultaneously with the closing of the lidthe outer end of the arm M will move downward, operate the link L, andswing the supplemental nose I out of the nose F and. 8e i t'u'rn itcompletely over on its pivot-pin, and thereby drains any liquid that mayhave accumulated thereon into the pitcher.

When itisdesired to clean the pitcher, it is only necessary *lto removethe neck by un+ screwing thesame. ,The pitcher may, how* eve be'madejofone piece of material and the cover hinged on a removable pin Q,having a ring or button Rat one end, and in this event when itis'desiredto clean the pitcher it is go only necessary to withdraw the pin andtake the cover off.

I do not wish to be limited to the precise construction herein shown anddescribed, as thesame maybe varied somewhati'without 5 departing-fromthespiritfof :1ny{invention.

Having thus describedmy inventi0n,..vil 1at I claim to be new; anddesire to protect by'Inetters Patent of the United States, is

1. A pitcher or other vessel provided with a Ice spout having asupplemental spout conforming to the spout in saidvessel and pivotedtherein, and means for positively operating said supplemental spout,substantially as shown and described.

2. A pitcher or other vessel provided with a lid, a spout, asupplemental spout pivoted therein connected to and adapted to beoperated by said lid, substantially as shown and described.

3. Apitcher or other vessel provided with a lid, a spout, a supplementalspout pivoted therein and connected to said lid by an arm and adapted tobe automatically and simultaneously operated by the opening and clos.ing of said lid, substantially as shown and described.

4. Apitcher or other vessel provided with a spout, a supplemental spoutpivoted therein having a flange adapted to rest on the top thereof, andmeans for operating said supplemental spout, substantially as shown anddescribed.

5. Apitcher or other vessel provided with a lid, a spout, a supplementalspout pivoted therein having a flange adapted to rest on the topthereof, and means connecting said lid and supplemental spout, wherebywhen the lid is opened or closed thereby it simultaneously operates saidspout, substantially as shown and described.

' 6. A pitcher or other vessel provided with a spout, a supplementalspout pivoted therein provided with an arm carrying a link, a lidprovided with an arm the free end of whichis pivoted to said link,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

EUGENE J. MARCOTTE.

YVitnesses:

' A. W. STERLING,

T. E. MOORE.

